! Waterfront Municipal Center East
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1100 4th Street SW · 20024
At a glance
! Waterfront Municipal Center East is a 340,000-square-foot office building at 1100 4th Street SW in Washington, DC. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 46.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,599 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 77% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 46.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,599 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,626,030 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 340,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3540183:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 85 | -10 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,599 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 95 | 46.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,738 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
Ownership
WATERFRONT STATION 1
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Location
- Address
- 1100 4th Street SW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20024
- Coordinates
- 38.87762, -77.01716
Within ~1 km
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How does ! Waterfront Municipal Center East compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. ! Waterfront Municipal Center East's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 46.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 340,000 sq ft, it is about 57% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has ! Waterfront Municipal Center East's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for ! Waterfront Municipal Center East, covering report years 2017–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2017 to 85 in 2018 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 95. Site EUI moved from 46.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2018), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,738 tCO₂e to 1,599 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Washington, DC, 47% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. ! Waterfront Municipal Center East's 46.4 kBtu/ft² across 340,000 sq ft works out to about 15.8 billion Btu (4,623 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 130.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,626,030 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ! Waterfront Municipal Center East to report its energy use?
! Waterfront Municipal Center East reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM3540183:2018). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
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Frequently asked questions
What is ! Waterfront Municipal Center East's energy grade?
! Waterfront Municipal Center East scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2018 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does ! Waterfront Municipal Center East use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 46.4 kBtu/ft² (130.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 340,000 sq ft, including 4,626,030 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are ! Waterfront Municipal Center East's carbon emissions?
! Waterfront Municipal Center East reported 1,599 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is ! Waterfront Municipal Center East?
! Waterfront Municipal Center East is at 1100 4th Street SW, in Washington, DC 20024. Its coordinates are 38.87762, -77.01716 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is ! Waterfront Municipal Center East and when was it built?
! Waterfront Municipal Center East has 340,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is ! Waterfront Municipal Center East covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “! Waterfront Municipal Center East, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/waterfront-municipal-center-east-c579fe1f (data as of July 9, 2026).